Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2019-09-05

Calhoun

Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Thu, Sep 5

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 247▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 57▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle Sale

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.55/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.12 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$116.55

83 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	128.75	642	26
Medium and Large 2	525	114.57	602	34
Medium and Large 3	468	105.70	495	23

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

116.55

—

GA average14 barns · 1,100 hd

118.12

−1.56

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−92.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,758	82.43	1,449	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	54.88	769	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	53.12	657	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	50.29	531	6thin

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.70/cwt	128.00–130.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	124.06/cwt	121.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	835	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	110.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	96.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	109.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	106.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	106.79/cwt	102.00–109.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	633	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	476	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	114.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	141.79/cwt	141.00–142.00	597	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	101.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	483	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	121.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	125.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	101.49/cwt	100.00–106.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	113.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.91/cwt	116.00–125.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	105.30/cwt	102.00–110.00	647	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	114.30/cwt	113.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	91.11/cwt	87.00–97.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,177	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	83.29/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,520	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	45.39/cwt	43.00–48.00	427	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	52.74/cwt	52.00–53.00	587	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	55.63/cwt	53.00–59.00	676	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	48.74/cwt	48.00–50.00	621	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	54.88/cwt	54.00–56.00	769	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,126	805.70/cwt	670.00–925.00	9,072	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,183	781.27/cwt	680.00–930.00	9,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	1,074.40/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,968	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,049	619.29/cwt	530.00–700.00	6,496	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,800	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Sep 5, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 247Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	121.00–128.00	124.06
3	—	567	128.00–130.00	128.70
2	—	673	120.00–128.00	124.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	98.00–100.00	99.00
3	—	467	95.00–100.00	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	102.00–109.00	106.79
5	—	476	105.00–112.00	109.49
4	—	519	104.00–110.00	106.05
3	—	409	109.00–112.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	111.00–112.00	111.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	100.00–110.00	101.93
4	—	534	100.00–106.00	101.49
4	—	373	110.00–120.00	114.77
3	—	625	87.00–97.00	91.11
3	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.68
2	—	323	126.00–130.00	128.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	110.00–120.00	113.08
7	—	614	102.00–110.00	105.30
7	—	366	125.00–134.00	130.19
6	—	580	106.00–111.00	108.52
4	—	478	115.00–125.00	121.04
2	—	665	102.00–105.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	122.00–130.00	125.11
5	—	421	141.00–142.00	141.79
4	—	463	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	615	113.00–115.00	114.30
3	—	572	116.00–125.00	118.91
2	—	370	145.00–146.00	145.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,207	975.00–1,175.00	1,074.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	680.00–930.00	781.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,126	670.00–925.00	805.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,049	530.00–700.00	619.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,825	81.00–85.00	83.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	48.00–50.00	48.74
7	—	1,215	53.00–59.00	55.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	54.00–56.00	54.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	43.00–48.00	45.39
4	—	1,113	52.00–53.00	52.74

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.